The Bells
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"The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bells canonical | 9 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyrical poem
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depictsSound |
alarm bells
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funeral bells ⓘ sleigh bells ⓘ wedding bells ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1849 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Sartain's Union Magazine ⓘ |
| form | narrative progression through sound ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Poe as poet ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry ⓘ |
| influenced | later sound-focused poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
crescendo of emotional intensity
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heavy use of sound devices ⓘ increasing length of stanzas ⓘ musicality of language ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | late in Poe's career ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | variable ⓘ |
| setToMusicBy | various composers ⓘ |
| structure | four stanzas ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism
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scholarly analysis ⓘ |
| symbol |
bells
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brazen bells ⓘ golden bells ⓘ iron bells ⓘ silver bells ⓘ |
| theme |
alarm and terror
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death and mourning ⓘ joy and celebration ⓘ passage of time ⓘ stages of life ⓘ |
| tone |
joyful in early stanzas
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melancholic in final stanza ⓘ ominous in later stanzas ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice |
alliteration
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assonance ⓘ internal rhyme ⓘ onomatopoeia ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Diana & Marvin